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Professor Fights Latino Stereotypes in Textbook

NewsTaco December 2, 2010

Props to Dr. Nancy Rudner Lugo, a former professor of the University of Central Florida, for taking the school to task over negative Latino stereotyping, and losing her job in […]

Diabetic DREAMer On Day 23 Of Hunger Strike

Mary Mata

Why Pass the DREAM Act?

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New DREAM Act Language Released

Mary Mata December 1, 2010

Michael Olivas, professor from the University of Houston Law School, recently posted information about the DREAM Act’s new designation in the Senate now that Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said […]

Teacher Fined for Cussing in Spanish in Classroom

NewsTaco

I had a teacher in middle school who called me a “friega quedito.” I think we all know what he really meant. But he was a decent man and would […]

Half of U.S. Diabetic By 2020

Mary Mata November 30, 2010

Half of Americans are probably going to have diabetes by 2020, according to a new report from the UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization. We’ve written about diabetes cake/pie, […]

So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?

Mary Mata

There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]